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here's boehner's reaction. here's boehner's reaction here. "if the president believes those modest entitlement savings are needed to shore up these problems, there's no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. that's no way to lead the country." this is like the russians, the soviets used to be. i'll take what you're offering then we'll negotiate back from there. he's not giving anything here. >> yeah, let's think about what that position is, and i think how few people at home would support that. he's saying that as part of a larger deficit reduction plan which is part of an economic strategy to strengthen jobs in our economy, that there's not, are you ready for this? there's not one single penny, not one, that you can get from any tax expenditure, any special interest tax break, any loophole for the most well-off american that you can apply for deficit reduction. you know, i just do believe that there are sensible republicans and democrats who want to be part of what the president said is a common sense caucus. and they underst
here's boehner's reaction. here's boehner's reaction here. "if the president believes those modest entitlement savings are needed to shore up these problems, there's no reason they should be held hostage for more tax hikes. that's no way to lead the country." this is like the russians, the soviets used to be. i'll take what you're offering then we'll negotiate back from there. he's not giving anything here. >> yeah, let's think about what that position is, and i think how few...
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he's got to take on the right, the center -- boehner from the center right. crazy right behind him who won't let him deal. the president, is he ham strung at all by the bernie sanders of this world, people on the left? >> i don't think he is. they're hopping mad. they've been triangulated. >> explain. >> well, the president took a position in between the congressional democrats and the congressional republicans. bernie sanders, a couple of congressman and all the usual suspects, alphabet soup of the left were all out in lafayette park across from the white house having a protest as if george w. bush was still in there. they're going nuts about it. you know what? this is exactly what president obama needs to have happen because he can say to john boehner, you know what? you've got nuts on your side. well, guess what? >> you know what this looks like? old-timers night for the '60s. when they bring back the players from 50 years ago. bernie, every time i see him in action, i say that reminds me about 1968, '69. is that's him. >> he's the finest vermont senator e
he's got to take on the right, the center -- boehner from the center right. crazy right behind him who won't let him deal. the president, is he ham strung at all by the bernie sanders of this world, people on the left? >> i don't think he is. they're hopping mad. they've been triangulated. >> explain. >> well, the president took a position in between the congressional democrats and the congressional republicans. bernie sanders, a couple of congressman and all the usual...
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it was offered originally by boehner and mcconnell. and so you can't on one hand say you want meaningful comprehensive budget deal and then demagogue the president when he comes out and actually embraces a republican proposal. i think the reaction to it is indicative. i think what you heard joe say this morning, what john just said, what speaker boehner said this afternoon, people are walking back a little bit from this because they can't be seen as playing pure politics as we enter into a serious negotiation about our economic future. >> let's take a look, here's speaker boehner. >> i made it clear that i disagree with what chairman walden said. he and i have had a conversation about it, and i expect it to -- this is the least we must do to begin to solve the problems in social security. >> so john feehery, is this -- i mean, that's the rational approach. by the way, scarborough is rational there, too. it seems to me what your party is going to do here, i want michael to jump in here and challenge you. if all your party is going to do
it was offered originally by boehner and mcconnell. and so you can't on one hand say you want meaningful comprehensive budget deal and then demagogue the president when he comes out and actually embraces a republican proposal. i think the reaction to it is indicative. i think what you heard joe say this morning, what john just said, what speaker boehner said this afternoon, people are walking back a little bit from this because they can't be seen as playing pure politics as we enter into a...
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boehner is sort of like their chief waiter up there. he sort of serves the tea party. >> then why do we need democrats in congress at all? >> he can't do it. >> why do we need democrats in congress at all? get rid of all the democrats then you can blame the entire party for every ill in the country. >> no, just the majority. >> yeah. >> just the majority. >> you're so funny. >> the problem we have now, bob, and this is the problem of people who ticket split. if you're going to vote for the president of one party and vote for the congress of one party, this is what you're going to come up against. if you tend to like the conservatives in the government because you vote that way in the house races who say we're not going to do this, not going to raise taxes, we're only going to cut poor people's programs. then you vote for a president who has a totally different point of view, you get log jams like this. nothing is happening except this guillotine coming down on their necks of everybody who's poor right now. >> well, i think that's true,
boehner is sort of like their chief waiter up there. he sort of serves the tea party. >> then why do we need democrats in congress at all? >> he can't do it. >> why do we need democrats in congress at all? get rid of all the democrats then you can blame the entire party for every ill in the country. >> no, just the majority. >> yeah. >> just the majority. >> you're so funny. >> the problem we have now, bob, and this is the problem of people who...
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this nonresponsiveness of people like boehner and mitch mcconnell and these people i've talked about, that just don't care that 90% say they want background checks. what are they going to say to the people when they go out to their town meetings? what are they going to say when they campaign for re-election and their opponent says, why didn't this character listen to us? >> well, that's a very good question. >> chuck first. >> your turn. >> sorry. >> reporter: that's okay. look, one of the issues here, chris, who shows up at those town meetings that a mitch mcconnell or john boehner goes it. it's going to be folks that are members of the nra. and more strident members of the nra. and that's been sort of part of the i think the miscommunication. the public's in one place, but what some of them, i think some of the republican members of the house, in particular, their constituents that show up to a town hall meeting are telling them something else so they feel as if they're getting that feedback. i have to say, as a pure political analysis, i do not understand what the nra is up to. i t
this nonresponsiveness of people like boehner and mitch mcconnell and these people i've talked about, that just don't care that 90% say they want background checks. what are they going to say to the people when they go out to their town meetings? what are they going to say when they campaign for re-election and their opponent says, why didn't this character listen to us? >> well, that's a very good question. >> chuck first. >> your turn. >> sorry. >> reporter:...
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house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >>> welcome back to "hardball." if there was any question senators who voted against background checks would be held accountable in 2014, new radio ads from gabrielle giffords' gun safety group should erase any doubt. part of the ad they're using against
house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just......
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that means the house and boehner can hide like groundhogs. they don't have to come out above the ground. they can hide down there and say the senate didn't vote, why should we? >> i think that would be a damn shame. as i said today at a press conference, we've got a situation. if we cannot act now, chris, when we have 20 young children murdered, i mean, the question is, i think this needs to be a wake-up call. sandy hook should have been a wake-up call for all of us. for our society. we're going to allow this to happen. the thing that bothers me most is i know sandy hook presented to us what should have been a transformative moment. and if we fail, chris, it can only get worse. i hate to see what the new norm is with regard to gun safety. >> i agree. your gun trafficking provision was one that seemed like a given a month ago. now it's in peril. the "washington post" reported today "another provision that garnered bipartisan support, making gun trafficking a federal crime, could be gutted if republican lawmakers accept new language being circu
that means the house and boehner can hide like groundhogs. they don't have to come out above the ground. they can hide down there and say the senate didn't vote, why should we? >> i think that would be a damn shame. as i said today at a press conference, we've got a situation. if we cannot act now, chris, when we have 20 young children murdered, i mean, the question is, i think this needs to be a wake-up call. sandy hook should have been a wake-up call for all of us. for our society....
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you have to get boehner to have the nerve, the guts, whatever you want to call it, to bring it up in the house and get the 218 in the house and allow him to break the hastert rule. you're not going to have a majority of republicans. you're going to have to get some republicans to add up to the democrat total. some democrats from rocky mountain, certain states are going to have a hard time with this. let's take a look at what rush limbaugh said. i find this pretty offensive. let's watch. >> it was the president who asked for this mother of a 6-year-old who died to do his speech. senator richard blumenthal, democrat, connecticut, is using sandy hook to raise money in his e-mails. they're trying to turn the newtown parents into a dozen cindy sheehans in a way. and it's what the democrats do, folks. they always try to hide their agendas behind women and children and most of all, victims. and so the newtown parents are human shields, in a sense. the newtown parents are out there to protect the democrats from any criticism and to shut it down. >> i like the way he does this. didn't you not
you have to get boehner to have the nerve, the guts, whatever you want to call it, to bring it up in the house and get the 218 in the house and allow him to break the hastert rule. you're not going to have a majority of republicans. you're going to have to get some republicans to add up to the democrat total. some democrats from rocky mountain, certain states are going to have a hard time with this. let's take a look at what rush limbaugh said. i find this pretty offensive. let's watch....
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how far do we have to go with this before you people in the congress say to the people like boehner, you guys cannot hold office if you don't let people vote? >> we will be saying that. but fortunately we have a revolution every two years. we can shoot at the ballot box and elect people that are going to support gun safety and reasonable gun safety measures. i support the second amendment. none of the bills before congress in any way hinder the second amendment. or the right of law-abiding people to own guns. it's going after criminals. it's going after traffickers. it's going after those who want to purchase assault weapons that aren't used to kill animals, they're just used to mow down people. but her language is not helpful, it's extreme. fortunately, she wasn't elected. >> let's look at the polls now. because it is a democracy. it's not perfect. let me show you some of the poll numbers from "morning joe." a poll with the marist group today. 60% of all registered voters believe laws covering firearm sales should be stricter. 50/50 on the gun owners. on the issue of background chec
how far do we have to go with this before you people in the congress say to the people like boehner, you guys cannot hold office if you don't let people vote? >> we will be saying that. but fortunately we have a revolution every two years. we can shoot at the ballot box and elect people that are going to support gun safety and reasonable gun safety measures. i support the second amendment. none of the bills before congress in any way hinder the second amendment. or the right of...
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priebus, boehner, and cantor, the three musketeers of fiscal hypocrisy. thanks for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> he's talking. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. we're starting off tonight with the latest on the boston bombing case. the surviving subject, dzhokhar tsarnaev, remains hospitalized from bullet wounds but authorities say his condition has improved to fair today. authorities also tell nbc news that he has cooperated with them so far. he's told investigators that he and his brother acted alone in last week's bombings at the boston marathon, they had no contact with overseas terrorist groups. that's what he said. he said the brothers built the bomb with guidance from an online publication put out by the al qaeda off shoot in yemen called "inspire." it's written in english with instructions on how to build a bomb used last week. tsarnaev told authorities the motive for their attack has to do with their religious fervor, he and his brother, and anger over the united states' wars in afghanistan and iraq. mea
priebus, boehner, and cantor, the three musketeers of fiscal hypocrisy. thanks for watching. chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> he's talking. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. we're starting off tonight with the latest on the boston bombing case. the surviving subject, dzhokhar tsarnaev, remains hospitalized from bullet wounds but authorities say his condition has improved to fair today. authorities also tell...
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house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31%. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. vernor of g. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. >>> welcome back to "hardball." if there was any question senators who voted against background checks would be held accountable in 2014 new raid dwroe owe ads now from gab rel giffords gun safety group should erase any doubt. part of the ad they're using against senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, love this one, up for re-election in 201
house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31%. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. vernor of g. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only...
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house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." if there was any question senators who voted against background checks would be held accountable in 2014, new radio ads from gabrielle giffords' gun safety group should erase any doubt. part of the ad they're using against senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, love this one, up for re-election in 2014. >> we watched. >> he fired 154 shots. >> we listened. >> gunned down 20 children in under five minutes. >> we felt it. newtown. but senator mcconnell won't listen to us. 82% of kentuckians support universal background checks. but senator mcconnell voted against them. mcconnell opposed common sense checks to keep guns out of the hands o
house speaker john boehner is up -- he's disliked by 41%, liked by just 31. the least liked leader in congress, unfortunately, i think, is nancy pelosi. the minority leader has a 48% negative rating compared to a 31% positive. it's really no surprise when polls consistently show that favorability of congress as a whole is somewhere around 12%. so they're all leading the pack. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." if there was any question senators who voted...